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REAPBR. 'APPLIUATION FILED FEB 5,1907.

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REAPER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

Application filed February 5, 1907. Serial No. 355,777.

To all whom it may concern? Be it known that I, TRUED E. LIND, citizenof the Dominion of Canada, and resident of Moose Jaw, Province ofSaskatchewan, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in V Reapers, of which the following is a specification.

The object ofmy invention is to provide increased traction for a reaperwhereby its operation will bejmore positive and uniform. I

A further object is to provide a reaper having means for preventing theoperating mechanism from Working in toward the land side of the grain. I

A further object is to more evenly distribute the load on the tractionwheels and to arrange the mechanism so that all parts thereof will beraised out of the dust and dirt and be conveniently accessible for thepurpose of oiling, examination or repairs.

My invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed,

out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a side elevation of a rea er embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a pan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional vievs lookingtoward the forward end of the machine, and Fig. 4 is a rear elevation.

In the drawing, 2 represents the rear traction wheel and 3 a framehaving a rack 4 near its rear end and adapted to be raised or lowered bymeans of a worm wheel 5, a yoke 6 and a worm 7 on a standard 8 that isprovided with an operating wheel 9. This mechanism for raising .orlowering the frame 3 corresponds substantially to that in general use onmachines of this type and make no claim to the same herein. The forwardortion of the frame 3 has an upwardly extending part 10 that carries abracket 11 wherein a miter gear 12 is mounted, said gear meshing with agear wheel 13 that is mounted on the axle 14 that carries alsothetraction wheel 15; This traction wheel has a beveled or inclinedperiphery so that it stands at an incline to the ground line and, as

indicated plainly in Fig. 3, will resist any inward drawing action ofthe reaping mechanism and hold it in its proper position with respect tothe work. ThlS inclination of the traction wheel also raises the gearinga sufiicient distance above the ground to make it therein.

easily accessible for the purpose of oiling and to prevent dust and dirtfrom accumulating This forward traction wheel also serves to keep themechanism in motion when the machine is turned toward the right and therear traction wheel is temporarily inoperative. Furthermore, as shownplainly in Fig. 3, the load at the forward portion of the machine iscentered directly over the middle of the wheel 7 so that the weight willbe evenly distributed and the draft of the machine will be made easier.

A frame 16 is hinged at 17 onthe frame 3 near the rear traction wheeland an operating lever 18 is'mounted on the forward portion ofthe frame16 near a rack 19, and is pivotally connected at one end by a link 20with the frame 3. This frame 16 supports the grain platform 21, thelower elevator 22 and the up er elevator 23, and also the cutter bar 24.C dnsequently when the lever 18 is operated, the frame 16 and themechanism supported thereon, will be raised or lowered according to theheight from the ground that the grain is to be out. A seat 25 isprovided near the rear traction wheel convenient to the lever 18 and thehand wheel 9. A knuckle joint 26 is slidably mounted on a shaft 27 thatis connected to the gear 12 through a gear 28, and a shaft 29 connectsthe knuckle joint 26 with a similar joint 30 on a shaft 31, the saidknuckle joint permitting the vertical oscillation of the rea ingmechanism, the knuckle 26 sliding bac and forth on the shaft 27 toadjust itself to the different positions of its connections. The gear 32is secured on the shaft 31 meshing with a pinion 33 on the upper end ofa shaft 34 whose lower end is provided with a crank disk 35 that isconnected by a pitman 36 with the cutter bar. A shaft 37 is mountedinthe frame 16 and has a gear 38 meshing with the gear 32, and a shaft39 has a universal joint connection 40 and drives a reel shaft 41through gears 42 and 43. A reel 44 is mounted. on said shaft andoperates in the usual way. The rear end of the shaft 31 is gearedto asprocket wheel 45 from which a chain 46 extends from an idler 47 to awheel 48 on the rear axle. Chains 49 and 50 connect the shaft 31 withthe elevators and with the grain platform. The platform and theelevators are thus operated at the desired speed. The upper elevator 23,as indicated in Fig. 3, is capable of swinging vertically on its pivotsto a ow access to the lower elevator. This I have found to be quite anessential feature of the machine as it frequently happens that access tothe lower elevator is desired for the pur ose of repairs and as themachines of this kind are ordinarily constructed the upper elevator mustbe first removed before the lower one can be reached.

In operation, the frame of the machine is adjusted the desired heightfrom the ground and the reaping mechanism is set to leave the desiredstubble and as the machine moves along the grain will be deposited uponthe platform and moved by the elevating devices to the binder andknotter mechanism, which I have omitted from the drawings as they formno part of my present invention. The forward and rear traction wheelswill in sure the positive uniform operation of the reaping mechanism atall times, and the arrangement and location of the forward wheel willprevent the machine from working in toward the grain and will keep themechanism in operation in making a turn. I have also found that thedraft of a machine frame constructed in this way will be much lighterthan where a single direction wheel is employed and the load is unevenlydistributed.

I claim as my invention 1. In a reaper, the combination, with a frame,of a traction wheel having a beveled periphery and inclined outwardlywith re spect to the machine, whereby it will. resist the inwardmovement of the machine toward the work, substantially as described.

2. In a reaper, the combination, with a frame, of a forward tractionwheel, having a beveled periphery and outwardly inclined, an u wardlyinclined shaft whereon said wheel is mounted, a gear mounted on. theinner end of said shaft, a driving shaft operatively connected with saidgear, and. a reaping mechanism geared to said driving shaft.

3. In a reaper, the combination, with a frame, of a forward tractionwheel having a beveled periphery, and outwardly inclined, a shaftwhereon said wheel is mounted, a gear mounted on said shaft, a drivingshaft operatively connected with said gear, and said driving shaft andgear being located directly above the middle portion of the tread ofsaid wheel, whereby the load. will be equally distributed thereon.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of January1907.

TRUED E. LIND.

Witnesses:

Rromum PAUL, J. B. EVA.

